Bunad café

Are you interested in traditional Norwegian costumes (bunads)?
And perhaps in sewing and embroidering yourself? Get guidance from experts on various techniques used in the Rogaland bunad! Bring your own project or try your hand at a sample piece.

Nordaker Bunader sells sample kits for the different patterns of embroidered Rogaland bunads for NOK 200. The kits include fabric with a printed pattern, yarn, and a needle.

The event is free and everyone is welcome.

Each bunad café focuses on a theme related to bunads and folk costume traditions. One of the knowledgeable members of the bunad network will give a short talk (about 15 minutes, in Norwegian) on the background and traditions connected to the theme. Sometimes we bring out and display objects from the museum’s collection. You are welcome to work on your needlework during the talks.

Themes for the spring bunad cafés:

• 29 January: Children’s bunads and everyday bunads
• 19 February: Weaving of striped skirts
• 26 March: Bunad silver
• 23 April: Bunad shirts – different types and how to maintain them

The bunad café is organized by the Bunad Network in Rogaland, consisting of Rogaland Husflidslag, Husfliden Stavanger, Nordaker Bunader, Bunadnemnda in Rogaland Ungdomslag, and the Handicraft Consultant in Rogaland.